Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-07
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IL. W IlaroN, Manager.
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EIGHT EDIToRs No. y.
OFFICE NO. 1a, PEARL sTgsrr
MINOR MENTION.
N. Y. Plumbing Co.

See Chapman S pictures for Christmas.
Mrs. Seifert Rief died yesterday morn
Ing of typhoid fever at Reels.
Water service from the Broadway
main was yesterday put into the tele-
phone exchange.
State Master Workman Wright. OF
Oskaloosa addresses the Knights of La
Dor here this evening.
a marriage license was granted yes
terday to George Grabill and Flora a.
Brewer, both of this county.
The city auditor desires all who have
pad their sewerage assessment to call
ut his Office and receive their certiti-
Gates.
Birdie Christie's bagnio on Pierce
street has been taken possession of by
Constable Ricketts, on chattel mort
gage seizure.
There were $50 pension papers made
out in the county clerk s Office yestcr-
day and sent to Des Moines to start the
flow OF money this way.
The Methodists are givers. The hat
was passed around Sunday for money to
pay for recent internal improvements.
The hat came back, and $3.50 with it,
The grading of Broadway fro n Twen-
ty-fifth street to the river is being
expect to complete the work by Janu-
ary /.
The local agency for the celebrated
Bethesda water and Bethesda ginger ale
has been secured by Troxell Bros. who
will keep n full supply on hand at all
times.
In the district court yesterday there
was little done. A few foreclosures of
mechanics liens and judgment by de-
fault in the case of Bixby VS.. Dicrks
and others.
The Y. M. G. A. gave another enjoy
able entertainment last evening. In
this feature of the work Secretary Cur
tbs has been very successful, and he will
be greatly missed.
The cascade" Laundry, 1903 Broad
way, flung its banners to the breeze
yesterday, but it will be some days be-
fore it will be ready for active work
in the ''washee' clothes line.
The financial matters of Nat Shepard
have been adjusted and he will resume
charge of his drug business to-day.
This result has been earnestly hoped
for by his friends whose name is le-
gion.
The case OF Williams VS.. Rothery was
before the superior court all day ycster-
day. The plaintiff finished examining
witnesses at 4:30 o'clock and rested his
case. The court then adjourned until
this morning.
Dirt hauled over paved streets must
be in tight wagon boxes. The marshal
Is instructed to keep his eyes open and
the threat is made that it will cost the
offending tenmstcrs more than the price
Of end-boards.
The contract for furnishing ST. Fran
els Xavier's.c s.church was let yesterday to
Il. IL. Riffer, of Kansas City. Much of
the tapestry. carpets. etc, will be
bought at home, and only the furniture
which cannot be bought in the city will
be bought abroad.
The Presbyterian prayer meeting to-
night will be held in the rooms under
the gas Office on Pearl street. These
rooms have been secured for the better
accommodation of the attendants, the
church building being a little too large
1or such meetings, especially during the
winter months.
A lively team scattered n wagon
along Broadway yesterday afternoon.
A collision with IL farmers wagon at
the center of Bryant street stopped
everything but the horses, which con-
tlnued their run to the Methodist
church. No one injured.
A book is kept at the police station in
which is registered the name and effects
OF all applicants for lodging. A reccut
entry is James Butcher, %; Mary Ann
Butcher, 20, one nights lodging.
Effects, baby" They could not put
up'' their effects for their board.
Yesterday morning Auditor Caldalder
OF the Chicago, Burlington e. Quincy
road arrived in the Bluffs, and during
the day checked up the tickets in the
by mid day burglar. Everything
was o. X, no tickets being missed. Mr..
Caldalder left for the south on the even
ing train.
Max Mohn had gentle reminder
yesterday that he is not $50 young as
he used to be-" 1t was his forty-fourth
birthday. Max may not have remem-
bered the fact, but his nephew, Anton
Rink did, and when he expressed his
congratulations he adorned his uncle's
nose with n pair of beautiful gold
bowed eye glasses. Max has no use for
them yet for he can see u hair in the
butter rs plain as he could twenty years
ago, but he feels just as proud Of the
gift rs though he was blind as a bat.
An article appeared in Monday morn
ings BEE, concerning II salvationist
who had recently fallen from grace.
Another member Qt.the army wishes to
have ii stated that the facts are as they
then appeared with one exception, viz
the delinquent is not u salvation soldier.
He has often taken part in their meet
ings, but that is n privilege accorded to
all. The aforesaid member saws that
the fallen brother is II pronounced
Methodist. He is in Il pickle all the
same and no mistake.